Between skepticism and enthusiasm, the Las Vegas Grand Prix made its Formula 1 debut this weekend, leaving generally positive impressions in the paddock. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin driver, however, believes that there are edges to be smoothed out for 2024.
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Quoted in the AS newspaper, the Spaniard highlighted lack of grip as the main aspect to be resolved: ‘I think it’s fine. But in terms of asphalt grip, it’s very low. I know it’s the same for everyone, but on a street circuit it’s a very dangerous factor. Lando [Norris] had a quite strong accident, it seemed like we were in mixed conditions, half dry and half wet, and that’s a bit strange on a street circuit’.
Although considering the race to be fun, Alonso emphasized the need to learn from the environmental and asphalt conditions: ‘Inside the car, the race was fun, there were entertaining battles. But in terms of grip and asphalt temperature, it put the tires under a lot of stress and caused a lot of graining. Maybe we can learn for next year’.
In terms of organization, the two-time champion believes that there are aspects to improve, but overall gives a positive rating to the Grand Prix: ‘The race was well organized, maybe the schedules were too late for the mechanics, for the press, for the drivers. I believe the second year will be much better, it also happened in Miami. There are things to improve here, but I think overall it was a good event’.